Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
com.labs.merlinbirdid.app
FreeEveryone
Key numbers
1M+Installs
4.9 / 183KRating
Jun 26, 2014Released
Oct 13, 2026Updated
Listing text
What’s that bird? Just answer 5 questions, snap a photo, or record its song!
What's that bird? Ask Merlin—the world’s leading app for birds. Just like magic, Merlin Bird ID will help you solve the mystery.Merlin Bird ID helps you identify birds you see and hear. Merlin is unlike any other bird app—it's powered by eBird, the world’s largest database of bird sightings, sounds, and photos.Merlin offers four fun ways to identify birds. Answer a few simple questions, upload a photo, recor…
Get this app from the API
curl -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY" \ "https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.labs.merlinbirdid.app"
import requests
r = requests.get('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app', params={'id': 'com.labs.merlinbirdid.app'},
headers={'X-API-Key': API_KEY}, timeout=30)
data = r.json()const res = await fetch('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.labs.merlinbirdid.app', {
headers: { 'X-API-Key': process.env.API_KEY },
});
const data = await res.json();$ch = curl_init('https://apiplay.net/api/v1/app?id=com.labs.merlinbirdid.app');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['X-API-Key: ' . getenv('API_KEY')]]);
$data = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);1,000 free credits a month, no card needed. API reference
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Fields in the API response
| Package name | com.labs.merlinbirdid.app |
|---|---|
| Developer | Cornell Lab of Ornithology |
| Developer website | allaboutbirds.org |
| Category | Books & Reference |
| Installs (exact) | 12,746,886 |
| Ratings | 183,272 |
| Reviews | 31,073 |
| Price | Free |
| In-app purchases | No |
| Ads | No |
| Content rating | Everyone |
| Current version | 4.2.1 |
| Requires Android | 7.0 |
| Released | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Last update | Oct 13, 2026 |
| Record refreshed | Oct 27, 2026 |
Rating breakdown
5171K
45.6K
31.6K
21.2K
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